Differences in Epidural Pathology between Cervical and Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusions in Dogs
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Differences in Epidural Pathology between Cervical and Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusions in Dogs
BACKGROUND Although the basic pathophysiology is the same in both cervical and thoracolumbar intervertebral disk (IVD) extrusions, there are considerable clinical differences that have only been partially explained. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES The epidural inflammatory response differs between cervical and thoracolumbar IVD extrusions. ANIMALS Fifty-five dogs with cervical and 80 dogs with thorac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14887